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' -"'""-----, - _ f Salem Quilt Show d ii j,, 3 . ws nearly r _ 1 ” ( "y:rryero?f,t's(i 400 quilt love , . 5d? s . MCI! , Mtg- F, "?,3'5E'i:rrtrtgtsa Quilters GUIlld the pioneer families of early .f:}31¢37“”;‘:33'3;€’&5‘3§3;‘5,‘;I Kt', 3" sis , a ' F"nrc' w _ '"'8"i having fun while Ontario and the wilderness " l' lglllmii'rgi,ifj) iE)'issiiia ‘ ' -," ." -. ""1"iiiicitiiii':;rir stit h . frontier of Canada. ' - , gime‘ , . hT W 'iialilim 3% M si' i, ',,tti,i,iissiccar, ' if l t t? mg "Although it isanartcient IllEialll , a IlEiiiml Iljti'i': i'""" @333? irstsyc,sc' together art, quilting always has had - g; all 'r. 7 £3, IEtillR , ' (jst" fi;fi£§fi‘»“§w«m J _ J"""ir aspecialsignifiiaum for , Wa , I E,-', ' ‘3! tiiratt 1.13323 wtqiijirii_l_'i'jis'rci) 'rt"' 3:333:13; :9 '/ works of art Canadian women," said 3. - IMI. 'iN s'),,' 's, ce, ~,, "trMb", {ifiéx w'-,"':'-":')')::))" "1 'w' .' _,.' by NANCY POWERS Gall. “Our goal is to teach, 'r l " P ' "ir,j'.iass',; t ' 'is,sr,iiii'ciit'tdCe,' ‘::‘§~M“ , ; {El/"3‘ _.-" _ The Independent learn and have fun (dong the ' . F, w J. - . 'si' "d E 'r'iC"ifjj , \ "tt l l \“li 'i'r: 154“"? Nearly 4G)peoph: viewed In "The Joserimt Story ttt . c . Ll. 'r,, _ _ q J/r-, ‘1 N I" I' 3‘ over 70 quilts, “mom Quilt", Emmet)”, _ r 3 ' 1ltt?jvMrSaLrv',re v,' e" _ i ,' "'r'yyir,, " ,. antique and modern design writes, I.. aquilt was often . ' I ‘ fi Ft' ,‘§§,‘?3_ I I q ","N, A "Y' ' during, a display and sale the family's diary, Many - E?) 7,% E';,,';,';,',",'" "A , E? . i,tts,iijjiiiiirir,jbtrrs,, _ xx) (' hosted by the Salem Valley patterns that are still used _ I ' I e a: , ir'P, %3§3M§5\2 "'r'"Y")ir,1" , _ Quilters Guild on Mar. 28, ttxday, such as the wiWm , ' 3 a? 1,i',fi'iisd " . W333» j"' r"-", " ' ‘" "s, Every available space in who el, star over Tex as, log " Bl llltitl 3cm.» . 3 'ic, y-ii, ce;, fiiii'cs:,yi"' .. 3,3,, I,, rC _ _ "s, _ t f Salem United Church was cabin, and cactus flower, . ' - . ' M' ' i,?, " I . h'"'ss's:"jj's,'tf,F,ij_', f,ier/t ",r"ut '..' "li, 'cu, L 1, C, covered with hand-crafted originated from wagon train IIN “ f , i} p, L"/i? 'r,"'))') u , . ' _ T ')sjl'C',i'viii'jssrsi(?ts'ss" T C /" Quilts. some datimrt back to living," " . . _ I _ I"- ', ' "rjlidjir'a"4 . V . _ - the mid 19th JgL1'yTiiii; Among the quilts that left Although It IS an anCIent an: . ‘ ' ' were on loan from their the building was a far, and uiltin alwa . ‘ ' ‘ > I V _ . owners for this special log-cabin combination. It q y ' . y S has had a special r ' I occasion. wasn't forsale, but Bev significance for Canadian ‘ V l ' It's been about seven ears Weeks, ofCohourg. was . . i, H ' Vi a _ , " , since Salem has ,1'l',,v,,'ti',1dyseuacrl,' lucky enough lo win it. women. Our goal is to teach, - 'lr. 3...; tl Fr 3.3% - MMI . . . ' qt NE "r w. Mi l 4 ' ' TP, an event, and this onecamc It,', pieced q.uilt, 1t1 shades learn and. have fun along the ' , ir,')',,',?:;,,-':,, “w ", ' - - about after the formation of 0 mse,corulriaedtwo pop- " - if? h'eh'k'd T 3””??th g l 3% " the Salem Valley Quilters 1:211"I traditional patterns- way. {Live '!ltl,ii.r'iii'iiii3, k: _ _ "r, i I [ Guild six months ago. t e og cabin and the fan-- - BS i ' M3 Eilisi"f'te, 'it')? 'i , _ "’ I _ The new Guild has 12 and was designed and quilt- --tti1titirtrt_, , _ ' 'Agg7 se, (gh" Li; Is _ members, and the display ed by members olthe il " . ' h. I WM7 'rs t 'i5iitr: _ s/rd', tr' L, rvrV "Em“ provided the opportunity for Guild. It is large enough to qui ts .Wer" (“id still are) Galt tu “m the Guild. She 'iS .i"sriicirr:; " It': '~"’ ‘3:- 'c':, I, V Irifsrifi' 'ti15iiTf, ' those interested IO learn cover a king size bed. embroidered With homes. believes quilting is becom- W" , in: ' V' , ii 1tieie,iseyji,i,,', .. c/ilk),'))) _ 3,: _ more about the an of quilt- "We decided around For generations, quilts have ing inmasmgly more POW» %ii'ikii'li W vr 'v'; 's,i,iiiiii,iii)tci:'i, li,')?;" :22 inc Chi rst mas time to have a been often mentioned in lar. it?» . Y Ff't'2'-ci, :'i5,ji'i.ffii:,i"iis, 'y'; l:??., tp' . ' . " . ' F 3 ts 5d'& a _ tti, y tvi' C 3'- ,5' 11‘ "We have had agmat deal quilt draw, so by the time Paiian conversation, tic- Quilting IS an art as well at '?Rtj,,t f 'l' (it (5%“ C km?“ I of interest shown in the we were Started, we had Him“ 5‘s?” and p oems.‘ as a social time, and allows 'pt $.13}: " 'l “k (ji;" tt t:" , Guild," said err-founder under a month to rmish it," ' Quilting parties are still for personal creativity," 8 3:15.: W? , t:j,r": '" IV ' Cathy Gall. said Gait. imhonuntevents, and a said Roblin, who lives in _ 1.33.; 3‘33}? _ (; [ The group meets every "We nearly worked around quilt may. be , mom of Brighton. _ "r't't. ii, I Monday night from " the clock to have it done on comm“le 1115101? or a RUblin was surprised to 'i", 3,3,3, 3‘2“ C ‘ Pm; at the church in S alem, mm" Symbolnof Personal rcrnem- see her rtrst quilting teacher . t $5.“ '. ‘ According to Gait. quilts Traditionally, quilts were brance, I",i. Galt. . at the event and quipped the l J' _ tell many stories. and "hide to celebrate mar- Cathy Roblin, a quilter of teacher came to itospect her T ('I , [ ' recemly%cial historians ”aged. to Welcome new 10 years, has partnered with stitches. V f ‘11:“? studied quilts just as 22:22:: and to honour Cathy Galt and Cathy Floblin hold a quilt that , . 3:? ' [,0 ly, do dim-lei?“ letters, Alma-and "friendshi was made by the guild and won by Bev Weeks m /,r."ii, earn a out I earnong ‘P of Cobourg. yr'f, J'iii, 33‘,1 V